Head of Training speaks at New York conference

DAVE'S BLOG & VIDEO WEBCAST

The annual Duty of Care Conference is an event I've spoken at before - but this year was special.

Firstly, getting to meet so many interesting international delegates and share experiences and knowledge is always a boon. Then there was the matter of spending two days on Times Square - the beating heart of New York City. 

The event also created a perfect opportunity for Mentor Training to, once again, go 'live' from the conference using 'Facebook Live'. It was a means to broadcast with some distinguished guests and relay some of the flavour of the themes being explored. 

Watch here to see guests, former airline pilot, Tracy Lamb of SGS North America and Mark Wolsey, Enterprise Security Leader, PwC.

Above - panel session, NYC Duty of Care conference with Tracy Lamb, chair, Dave Mason, Mentor, Mark Wolsey- PwC, & Ken Burgess, of Leidos, talking perception of risk and kidnap.

The conference dealt with matters as diverse as employers' duty of care when staff go abroad, the legal implications, getting sick abroad, kidnap and the perception of risk, cyber security and threats, cultural and family considerations and tax and immigration. My talk focused on the complexities of international journalism and my kidnap experience in Beirut some years ago.

Our panel session concentrated on people's perception of risk and how many of us conduct our day to day lives with increasingly limited self and situational awareness.

It was my first time in The Big Apple since 2005 and I noted significant changes, amid all the Trump v Clinton mania;